Natural resources

How fast-track consenting might impact the environment and politics – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 17 April 202419 April 2024

Submissions on the Fast-track Approvals Bill close at the end of Friday. The law would allow major infrastructure projects to […]

Fast-track consenting regime for infrastructure and development – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 06 March 202407 March 2024

The government will soon introduce a standalone Act to allow major infrastructure projects to bypass lengthy resource consenting processes. The fast-track regime is […]

Seabed mining around Aotearoa – Expert Q&A

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 May 202315 May 2023

A select committee will consider the risks and benefits of seabed mining in New Zealand waters. The effects of mining on ocean […]

RMA reforms revealed – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 15 November 202215 November 2022

The Government has introduced two bills meant to replace and simplify the Resource Management Act, one of the most complex […]

First stab at replacing the RMA announced – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 29 June 2021

The Government has released the first draft of one of the proposed laws meant to replace the 30-year-old Resource Management […]

Groundwater wells run risk of running dry – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 23 April 2021

New analysis of roughly 39 million groundwater wells around the world, including in New Zealand, sheds light on just how […]

Government to repeal and replace the RMA – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 10 February 2021

The Government has signalled its intention to scrap the 30-year-old Resource Management Act (RMA) and replace it with three new […]

Estuaries choking under maze-like management – Expert Reaction

Expert Reactions | Published: 11 August 202011 August 2020

A report by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Simon Upton describes estuary management as mind-bogglingly complex and constantly subject to change. […]